Batman: Arkham Asylum

So if you didn't notice, I played Arkham City first.  In light of receiving the May '13 issue of GI,  I couldn't wait for the soon to be released Arkham Origins, so I bought Arkham Asylum.

STORY

Joker brakes out of Arkham, Batman Defeats him before throwing a Punch and gives mister J first class service...back to the Asylum.  The Joker then initiates a elaborate prison riot, which only the caped crusader can stop.

GAMEPLAY

So... The gameplay is a bit harder in this one because the freeflow doesn't flow as well(in other word's I can't "Flow" because I'm used to Arkham City) Predator maps have different layouts than arkham city, and different takedown styles are also present.  Arkham Island is freeroam, so you can search for riddles and trophies.  FEAR is the main gameplay.  To go into detail about predator, Batman uses his arsenal of gadgets to hunt his foes, he takes them down by tying them to gargoyles, pulling them of walkways with the batclaw, exploding wall into them, and even just taking them out silently.  He uses his "detective vision" to see where the bad folks are, and other points of interest, like guns, or interactive objects.  Combat uses a freeflow system, so that means alot of button mashing in certain orders to accomplish your goals. 

GRAPHICS

The enviroments look great, and the character models look pretty good, but thier more choppy than Arkham City.

CONTENT

This one has lots of dead people littering the enviroment, semi-frequent cursing, and some revealing outfits for females.  On the positive not, Batbrain never kill's anyone, only knocking them out... and braking all thier bones.  AGE-13+ 

CONCLUSION

This is a real great one if you love action games.  It's won multiple game of the year awards for 2009, and ranked as the 2nd best licensed game ever made(after arkham city of course).  I give this one 9.5 out of 10.

DETAILS

Developed by Rocksteady

Published by Square Enix/WB Games

Released in 2005

Rated T for Alcohol & Tobacco Reference, Blood, Mild Language, Suggestive Themes and Violence by E.S.R.B.



Motor Storm: Artic Edge

 

3,2,1 and Go!  Motorstorm is another popular racing game series only on PlayStation besides Gran Turismo.  MotorStorm goes for Arcade like fun as instead of realisim.  This title, Artic Edge is so far, the only MotorStorm not to be released for PS3.

 

GAMEPLAY

The arcade, no speedometer, boost till you blow up gameplay is still here.  The focus is on Snow and Ice racing instead of deserts.  The basic rides seen in the original motorstorm are present, as well as snow vehicles such as snowmobiles.  While basicly the same setup and gameplay as the first game, the AI is not that great in this game.

 

GRAPHICS

Graphics are extremley toned down from the PS3 games.  The models are not as textured, and the surroundings are very plain.  The framerate also is down.  The PS2 version is just slightly better than the PSP version.

 

AGE

The cars get destroyed easily, and this might be scary to younger kids.

 

CONCLUSION

This is a good PSP game, keep in mind that the PS2 version is still just a updated portable game.  This is probualy the best racing game for PSP, but if you have a PS2, I would go with NFS: Most Wanted.  I give this 7.8 out of 10.

 

DETAILS

Developed by BigBig Studios

Published by Sony Computer Entertainment

Released in 2009

Rated T by the ESRB

For PSP and PS2